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Thermopen Design Flaw

I just opened and used my thermopen for the first time today and it works good and quick. But I realized immediately that it was designed for right handers with the display visible on the left side of the handle. This is awkward for lefties such as myself in that you have to place the probe at an odd angle to see the temp or it will be facing away from you. I will have to practice my right hand insertion technique.

yeah...I wouldn't call it a design flaw as it only affects about 10% of the population. I know naturally its custom for you to instinctively use your left hand, but the act itself doesn't require surgeon precision...so I envision you adapting very easily.

Unfold that lucky stabbin' probe 180 degrees and it has bilateral symmetry. You can read either way.

______________________________________________This is my signature line just so you're not confused.Large and Medium BGE, Kamado Joe Jr., smoker with a 5k btu AC, gas grill, fire pit, pack of angry cats, two turntables and a microphone, my friend.New Orleans, LA - we know how to eat

______________________________________________This is my signature line just so you're not confused.Large and Medium BGE, Kamado Joe Jr., smoker with a 5k btu AC, gas grill, fire pit, pack of angry cats, two turntables and a microphone, my friend.New Orleans, LA - we know how to eat

8. Why don't you have a left-handed Thermapen?Interesting
question. My wife Suzette is left-handed and she's always thought the
opposite. She prefers to use her dominant hand to wield the roasting
pan, grasp the food with tongs, stir, or whatever else she's doing in
combination with the one-handed temperature measurement. Thus, in her
opinion, it's best to hold the Thermapen in her right hand while she
uses her dominant hand for the other tasks. Larger Image

Don't buy that? While the Thermapen isn't quite as
ambidextrously switchable as a screwdriver or a hammer, it's pretty
close. It can easily be gripped in a number of ways. I hold my Thermapen
in both my left hand and right hand depending on what I'm doing. Still I
empathize with anybody who's left-handed and wishes the Thermapen were
reversed. So, if our engineers can ever figure out a no-cost way to do
that in the next Thermapen, we'll consider doing it.

If you have a drink in one hand (which you should at all times while standing at or around your BGE) and a thermapen in the other, which goes in your dominant hand?

Now that you mention it, even the jobs I consider the hardest, or most requiring dexterity and multitasking...I can still manage to add a beer and do fine. Now add a glass of water and thats just plain asking for trouble